Raising button quail

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  • Опубліковано 29 січ 2019
  • Some beginner tips on how to raise button quail!
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  • @balancedbarnfarm2793
    @balancedbarnfarm2793 5 років тому +26

    Great video! Your button quail are so beautiful. I love the variety of colors you have. These guys are definitely on our radar for 2019!!

    • @danielatomescu3487
      @danielatomescu3487 3 роки тому

      This is just superb, I been tryin to find out about "how to raise coturnix quail" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a good one of a kind product for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail without the normal expense. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my buddy got great success with it.

    • @GGGPlayz
      @GGGPlayz Місяць тому

      2024😢

  • @maymomma09
    @maymomma09 5 років тому +10

    They are so cute!
    I have been looking at that brand of food for when I get my quails. I’m glad to see someone using it for quail.

  • @gerrycefalu6545
    @gerrycefalu6545 5 років тому +8

    Loved the tutorial to the music! Good know about the feed to give them. Please keep the tutorials coming

  • @tawanajeffries3610
    @tawanajeffries3610 5 років тому +7

    OMG they are so tiny!! So very informative and interesting. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @UndefinedBailiwick
    @UndefinedBailiwick 4 роки тому +25

    You'd need about 40 button eggs to make an omelet.

  • @alismith2095
    @alismith2095 5 років тому +4

    Wow you have all my dream birds right now!!! I’ve got plenty of emu, but I adore some ostrich and button quail too!

  • @patashby3406
    @patashby3406 5 років тому +2

    They are so adorable ❤️

  • @gratefuloptimist22
    @gratefuloptimist22 5 років тому

    Nice share. Appreciate what you do.

  • @angeladonahue5337
    @angeladonahue5337 4 роки тому

    I loved the video and information I am starting to hacht button quail

  • @petedonaghue5849
    @petedonaghue5849 Рік тому

    That's a good set up

  • @steftacular
    @steftacular Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much for this video! I love these lil guys so much! I really love the way you set up their coop. Can you share where you got it? Or did you make it?

  • @tropicalseedlings
    @tropicalseedlings 4 роки тому +1

    About a pound when fully grown?? More than coturnix jumbo???

  • @ashyslashy5818
    @ashyslashy5818 5 років тому

    Can you please tell me where you got your quai

  • @flowerbilities2290
    @flowerbilities2290 3 роки тому

    Can they survive the winter temperature of Canada?

  • @elizabethpeterson8604
    @elizabethpeterson8604 3 роки тому +1

    Do you happen to sell any fertile eggs?

  • @_robustus_
    @_robustus_ 2 роки тому +2

    Did you say 1 pound? Try 1-1.4 oz. 1 pound would not be a button. It would be more a buckle….the kind they wear in texas. 😉

  • @cirocobama
    @cirocobama 3 роки тому +3

    They weigh about a pound?!?!! That can’t be right, can it?
    Great video! Thx so much!!!

    • @deevel21
      @deevel21 2 роки тому +2

      I thought the same 😬 I have Jumbo Coturnix that don’t even weight that! Lol

    • @cirocobama
      @cirocobama 2 роки тому +1

      @@deevel21 Absolutely. Gotta be a mistake…

  • @exianeblett3108
    @exianeblett3108 4 роки тому +3

    HI I love your setup can you tell me how many males to females you have in there?

  • @quiverfullmomma137
    @quiverfullmomma137 5 років тому +1

    Do you sell the eggs?

  • @beekeeper7535
    @beekeeper7535 3 роки тому +3

    I keep buttons in my dove aviary. They help keep the ground clean of uneaten seed.

    • @hornitixx3195
      @hornitixx3195 Рік тому

      That’s so smart! Do you think they would get along with finches? Do you ever have problems with them fighting or bullying each other?

    • @beekeeper7535
      @beekeeper7535 Рік тому +1

      @@hornitixx3195 I keep button quail with my superb fruit doves, pink headed fruit doves, rose crowned doves, bleeding heart. For some reason cape and diamond doves tend to not like button quail living with them. It might sound heartless but about 15 years ago a black snake made its way into one of my fruit dove enclosures killing a very expensive fruit dove that's the main reason I added 1 Male and 2 female button quail to every enclosure. I figured if another snake was to make it's way into another enclosure maybe the button quail would satisfy it leaving my doves alone thankfully I haven't had any snake problems since. Each enclosure is 15 feet wide by 30 feet long and 12 feet tall so my birds have plenty of room to keep distance from one another. Button quail will hatch their own eggs in big enough enclosures. I don't think button quail would bother finches. I don't know much about finches but they tend to stay off the ground most of the time don't they. Doves spend alot of time on the ground the quail and doves don't bother each other at all.

    • @chickensquailandbirds5650
      @chickensquailandbirds5650 Рік тому

      @@beekeeper7535 Why the hell would you put the quail in danger you bozo, Just secure the aviary better!

    • @beekeeper7535
      @beekeeper7535 Рік тому

      @@chickensquailandbirds5650 Well I see someone was triggered by my comment. I raise some very expensive fruit doves ranging from a few hundred dollars each to 4 thousand dollars per pair. Some of the fruit doves I keep can be extremely difficult to reproduce in captivity there price reflects the difficulty in raising them in CAPTIVITY. So when I have a pair of rare and expensive doves and I'm lucky to get a single chick every few years I'm damn sure not gonna take the chance of loosing that chick to a snake so i keep common button quail as ground birds in each enclosure. I only keep button quail in my large flight enclosures they measure 30 feet long by 15 feet wide 12 feet tall. I live in western Maryland so my doves come inside my heated flight building during the winter months most years by March it's warm enough to relocate them to there summer flight pens. Have you ever tried to snake proof a large enclosure apparently not or you would know it's damn near impossible. Have you ever kept fruit doves I would guess not or you would know how expensive and difficult they are to obtain and reproduce.

    • @chickensquailandbirds5650
      @chickensquailandbirds5650 Рік тому

      @@beekeeper7535 It just sounded kinda messed up it sounded like you were almost using the quail as bait. As far as the aviary, just use hardware cloth and bury some a couple feet underground so nothing can fit through and nothing can dig under.

  • @MultiPoseur
    @MultiPoseur 3 роки тому

    What do you do with the males? I hear they don't get along...

  • @kimberlythomas8055
    @kimberlythomas8055 5 років тому

    So we used to raise quail and still do have chickens and few guinea fowl as fox or coyotes played heck on them last fall, I need to know if you sale quail and Botton quail eggs. My husband would absolutely be in heaven

  • @TheBrennaStevenson
    @TheBrennaStevenson 3 роки тому

    So cute 😍😍😍

  • @logunder4597
    @logunder4597 4 роки тому +1

    Hi, I’m looking into getting two quails, my house is around 3,000-3,500 sq ft. Is that large enough for two quails? Also, have any tips on where to get button quail chicks? Like at a pet store? Or a professional breeder? Any advice would mean a lot, thanks. Also, is clipping their wings so they can’t fly a good option? My parents don’t want them to fly so just asking, also how do you manage the poop/pee? Also, don’t worry about space, we have a tank that’s about 4 feet long and about 2 feet wide. It’s about 60 gallons. Also, how much calcium (crushed oyster shells) should I put in at once? (Im getting a male and a female or maybe two females and one male) Also how do I know if an egg is fertile? I really don’t feel comfortable with accidentally cooking a potential quail. Also how much food should I give them and how frequently? Also how frequently should I clean the tank? Also when I do clean the tank, should I throw out the bedding? Also, sorry about so many questions.

  • @sugarhoneysweets
    @sugarhoneysweets 2 роки тому

    What do you use to keep them warm?

    • @qnibly
      @qnibly 2 роки тому

      You can use an incubator for the eggs, and lights (yellow, red (heating), and full spectrum (helps absorb vitamins) for the enclosure.

  • @ChaosBW
    @ChaosBW 4 роки тому +1

    My button quail layed a GREEN egg!
    Does this mean it will hatch a green bird?
    Too bad I don't have an incubator to find out.

    • @chickensquailandbirds5650
      @chickensquailandbirds5650 Рік тому +1

      My button quails also lay green eggs as well as dark brown and gray. And no they just hatch into normal chicks :/

  • @TheTinkerersWife
    @TheTinkerersWife 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful birds. Appreciate the how too.

  • @roselove5810
    @roselove5810 Рік тому

    I’m so excited I’m getting some son

  • @carlnikolov
    @carlnikolov 4 роки тому

    Can you keep one or two quails in a chicken coop or do they fight each other?

  • @johope9416
    @johope9416 4 місяці тому

    Why are some chicks yellow and others much darker? xx

    • @alucarddgrayson0141
      @alucarddgrayson0141 3 місяці тому

      isnt that obvieus the mother is cheating with a black guy

  • @agnieszkawysmoek4025
    @agnieszkawysmoek4025 Рік тому

    Quails basicly chicken but small

  • @natahliasmith9533
    @natahliasmith9533 4 роки тому

    I have a lonely lill male button quail here. The others attacked him so my daughter decided to rescue him.
    I honestly didn't think he'd make it but 1 year on and hes fantastic.
    The only problem is when we introduced a couple of females to him straight away they started attacking his eyes while he coward in the corner 😢.
    We separated them and gave the girls to my brother and he's been alones every since. I feel terrible for him because I know they're social animals.
    When I see your quails I noticed they are my larger than our lill man.
    I'm wondering if maybe he's a runt and thats why they attack him.
    The female's that we haf looked much larger than him as well.
    Any advise would be greatly appreciated as we would love to get him so friends.
    We've grown quiet fond of our wee lill man and he absolutely adores my daughter. He jumps in her hand and all.

    • @luism8612
      @luism8612 3 роки тому

      Why don’t you cut it’s head off? 😄

    • @qnibly
      @qnibly 2 роки тому

      Awww ☺️ sometimes they pick on a certain color pattern on each other 🤔 poor lil man. But you can always put him next to the other cage to socialize! 😍

    • @Orwellian-Purple-Grapes-1984
      @Orwellian-Purple-Grapes-1984 2 роки тому

      Maybe your females were a different breed of quail such as Japanese quail? Or maybe your females were "buttonquail" instead of a "Chinese button quail", which is an entirely different species...
      Otherwise, the female Chinese button quail should be about the same size as the male. Also, they're monogamous pairs in the wild, so it's best to introduce him to just one female.

  • @Bookwurm22
    @Bookwurm22 3 роки тому

    I’m looking at button quail eggs now, I’m hoping to hatch my own soon! I’m excited!

  • @Orcling
    @Orcling 24 дні тому

    if button quail weighed a pound they'd be 10 times the size

  • @unicornrainbowvomit6597
    @unicornrainbowvomit6597 4 роки тому

    Can they be pets?

    • @kidwithabird1276
      @kidwithabird1276 4 роки тому +1

      I have a prt button quail but it is very skittish and easily scared and fly around my room but calm down easily so if you can put the time into it yes they are pets😁

  • @Anitasemp
    @Anitasemp 9 місяців тому

    Omg😮

  • @Endermore
    @Endermore 5 років тому

    cuties!!

  • @ibraheemanjum4597
    @ibraheemanjum4597 3 роки тому

    If I let my quail go in my chicken coop with only roosters will the roosters pick on em

    • @ArtByKarenEHaley
      @ArtByKarenEHaley 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, it's likely the roosters you already have will be territorial.

  • @zangyang4533
    @zangyang4533 Рік тому

    If anyone is thinking about raising these they are very aggressive with eachother and will kill one another

  • @DAS-qv4xy
    @DAS-qv4xy 4 роки тому +7

    A pound!!?? Lol!!! Maybe an ounce?😝😝

  • @michellelowe5957
    @michellelowe5957 5 років тому

    So adorable. love it

  • @JulzOlegVidz
    @JulzOlegVidz 5 років тому

    *They are so cute, I have the one with blue and red with white bib, and waiting for more to hatch in a few days. Our button quail ran up to help another one hatch it was so cute, I have a video on my channel if you want to see.*

  • @KaltrinaDemiri
    @KaltrinaDemiri 5 років тому

    They sure are cute !

  • @PaleoFiles
    @PaleoFiles 5 років тому

    How many quails do you have altogether?

  • @sharanjeet3466
    @sharanjeet3466 5 років тому

    These are sooo cute

    • @sharanjeet3466
      @sharanjeet3466 5 років тому

      💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💓💓💓💓💓💗💗💗💗💗💓💓💓💖💖💖💖💖

  • @lindashay3480
    @lindashay3480 5 років тому

    So freaking cute!

  • @kimberlyreid3040
    @kimberlyreid3040 5 років тому +2

    My in laws had some that were white with black dots on them, looked like oreos lol

  • @donnastewart842
    @donnastewart842 5 років тому

    How do you tell the males from the females?

  • @Seijuro2007
    @Seijuro2007 5 років тому +4

    are button quails aggressive to others button quails? can we leave the small ones with the entire group? nice video.

    • @fart8941
      @fart8941 5 років тому

      Sometimes, it's mostly males though. They usually fight during breeding season

  • @Flxstrmctr
    @Flxstrmctr 5 років тому +1

    Great video!! But I think you schuld ceep the adults pairwise😊

    • @fathenfarms9650
      @fathenfarms9650  5 років тому

      They’ll be in pairs/trios in a month! I have a lot of males to weed through, but they do all get along thankfully 😊

  • @hipleasesubscribe1625
    @hipleasesubscribe1625 5 років тому

    Anthem look so cute

  • @texascajun4023
    @texascajun4023 5 років тому

    ❤️

  • @magicpigeon_
    @magicpigeon_ 5 років тому

    This was so cute I really want to start hatching quails but I’m trying to convince my dad to get me an emu egg right now so I don’t think it’s a good time to ask if I can hatch button quail too 😂

    • @fathenfarms9650
      @fathenfarms9650  5 років тому +1

      Thank you! I learned to ask for one thing at a time haha!

    • @magicpigeon_
      @magicpigeon_ 2 роки тому

      @Fabric I ended up hatching a duck instead 😂

    • @chickensquailandbirds5650
      @chickensquailandbirds5650 Рік тому

      I used to want to hatch an emu before but now I realize they are probably too much work lol. I already have over 40 chickens, 7 quail, and my dad has like 30 cows/